"It does sort of invite this corruption and is a disservice to other motorists" - Michael Manville

Some may regard their local parking
enforcement workers as people who swarm upon vehicles once their sessions
expire, and ticket them not a minute too late. While this notion serves public
good and acts as a significant revenue to cities that could use the funding in
budget crises, many cities have overlooked disabled parking patrons. As it
turns out, the California Department of Motor Vehicles has figured that many
disabled placard holders are holding onto their placards well after they
expire. In turn, this has created a large number of deviants, taking up spaces potentially
needed for those with valid placards. As part of a new operation, the City of
Los Angeles has launched a campaign to remove, ticket, and regain lost revenue
by finding violators of both handicap parking spaces, and those abusing
disabled parking placards. UCLA Lewis Center researcher Michael Manville, and former
UCLA Urban Planning graduate student Jonathan Williams both commented on the
Los Angeles Times Article detailing the operation and disabled placard problem.
The article can be found here.